syndication
Selling broadcast rights
Syndication is the sale or licensing of content—television shows, newspaper columns, comic strips—to multiple outlets simultaneously.
A syndicated columnist appears in dozens of newspapers; a syndicated sitcom airs on local stations after its network run.
The term extends to any distribution through a network of partners: radio syndication, web syndication.
In finance, syndication means pooling resources among multiple lenders or investors to fund a large transaction: The loan was syndicated among twelve banks.
Previously aired episodes
- affiliatesConnected member organizations
- networksInterconnected groups or channels
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
- daytimeSunlit portion of day
airtime · programming · telecast · episodes · sitcoms · dramas · talkshows · game shows
Real-time digital delivery
- podcastsEpisodic digital audio programs
- webisodesInternet-exclusive show segments
- RSSWeb syndication standard
- feedsGives nourishment to
vlogs · content creators · YouTube · Hulu · Netflix · aggregators · platforms · distribution rights
Regular opinion piece authors
- cartoonsAnimated drawings, often humorous
- comicsSequential art medium
- wire servicesSuppliers of syndicated journalism
- APMajor news syndicate
Reuters · newspapers · features · articles · op-eds · contributors · bylines · reprints
Granting official permission
- franchisingLicensing a business model
- distribution rightsAuthorization to disseminate products
- revenue sharingDistributing income among stakeholders
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
territorial rights · exclusivity · contracts · partnerships · media rights · package deals · residuals
Deploying capital for returns
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- participantsThose actively involved
- risk sharingDistributing potential losses collectively
debt · securities · bonds · IPO · capital markets · tranches · bookrunner · co-managers
reruns
Previously aired episodes
- affiliatesConnected member organizations
- networksInterconnected groups or channels
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
daytime · airtime · programming · telecast · episodes · sitcoms · dramas · talkshows · game shows · newsreels
streaming
Real-time digital delivery
- podcastsEpisodic digital audio programs
- webisodesInternet-exclusive show segments
- RSSWeb syndication standard
feeds · vlogs · content creators · YouTube · Hulu · Netflix · aggregators · platforms · distribution rights · licensing
columnists
Regular opinion piece authors
- cartoonsAnimated drawings, often humorous
- comicsSequential art medium
- wire servicesSuppliers of syndicated journalism
AP · Reuters · newspapers · features · articles · op-eds · contributors · bylines · reprints · editorial
licensing
Granting official permission
- franchisingLicensing a business model
- distribution rightsAuthorization to disseminate products
- revenue sharingDistributing income among stakeholders
royalties · territorial rights · exclusivity · contracts · partnerships · media rights · package deals · residuals
investment
Deploying capital for returns
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- participantsThose actively involved
risk sharing · debt · securities · bonds · IPO · capital markets · tranches · bookrunner · co-managers · institutional investors
- TV schedulesprime time, showtimes, primetime, time slots, listings
- Film and TVactor, actress, camera, cast, crew
- newsnews, headlines, breaking news, headline, news alert
- televisionTV, television, broadcast, TV shows, TV series
- TVcomedy series, drama series, talk shows, game shows, reality TV
- broadcastingbroadcasting, TV, radio, television, news
syndicationexclusivity
State of being limited
exclusive rights · limited release · exclusive deal · localization
- television syndicationLicensing programs for rebroadcast